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Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: Brian Day, MB March 2022
... interesting to note that in the ’90s, not a single hospital was built, that 1600 full-time nursing positions ... Like many, I am suffering from COVID fatigue. I’ve had my three vaccine doses and have also had multiple (negative) ... have been negligent and need to be held accountable. In my early years in Canada, there was no shortage of nurses, ...
Obituaries / BY: Richard N. Merchant, MD, FRCPC November 2022
... Following graduation he was appointed at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), where he practised for 30 years, and to UBC, ... mentor in such a subtle manner that he built confidence in my own dubious abilities. I particularly admired how he never ... anesthesiologists who had the great fortune to have him as my medical school mentor and was able to seek his guidance ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Tiffany Wong, MD, FRCPC January/February 2022
... or computer. As an allergist working at BC Children’s Hospital, I have treated many young patients who thought they ... often incorrectly diagnosed in childhood. One study that my team conducted revealed that 93% of over 100 participating ... ( https://app.firstline.org/en/clients/39-bc-womens-hospital/steps/40356 ). The Firstline mobile platform is used ...
Obituaries / BY: Jack and Ruth Albrecht September 2022
... was educated at Oxford University and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. He met his wife, Pamela, at Oxford in ... have to check in constantly. “I recall taking off on my bike on my own for long periods of time (without a helmet, of ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2022
... who support and care for you. I wrote an editorial about my work family in the April 2019 issue of the BCMJ titled ... City family practice” [ 2019;61:106 ]. Considering my current situation, I thought it was time to revisit this ... in my office immediately covered my on-call duties and hospital rounds. I asked once and it was done. Taking this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nicole J. Todd, MD, FRCSC March 2022
... BC, and the Complex Contraception Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. My intention is to help nurses, nurse practitioners, family ...
Obituaries / BY: David M. Lawson, PhD, RPsych September 2022
... fellowship in respiratory medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver. She was appointed as a clinical ... the original members of the AIDS care team at St. Paul’s Hospital and saw virtually all the patients with HIV-related ... loving, accomplished adults with the help of my husband” [2012;54:438]. This was especially important to ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB

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September 2022
... about when Dave worked in the emergency department of our hospital. He had to remove a nail from a patient’s leg, ... me with a classic piece of his wit. After introducing my new resident to him, Dave said to me with a straight face, ... were allowing you residents again since the incident!” My resident, who didn’t know Dave and his sense of humor, ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB January/February 2021
15 December 2020 Since my previous editorial,[ 1 ] penned near the start of the ... by our current reality. The number of positive cases in my practice and those of my colleagues has risen steadily in ... up to everyone. Due to recurring outbreaks at my local hospital, I have undergone four COVID-19 tests. My first ...
Back Page / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC April 2021
... about the nitric oxide pathway has fizzled somewhat. In my field of anesthesiology, it is only used in ... is consulted for an upper-airway situation in the hospital, it continues to be for some extremis situation. ... surgical practice has changed a lot since the Tonsil Hospital of the 1920s in New York City, which was built to do ...